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More and more people are making the choice to forego traditional classroom settings to obtain their Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification online. Could this be the right choice for you? The fact that PALS certification is moving online is hardly a surprise as technology in its many various forms is being embraced more and more among the medical community. The Read more

Being a health care provider can be stressful. Having healthy habits in place can mitigate stress and help you be better at your job! (Part 4 of 4) Healthy Habit 7: Self Care If you guessed that the seventh and final most effective habit that medical students need to have is the ability to preserve and enhance themselves, then you Read more

Being a health care provider can be stressful. Having healthy habits in place can mitigate stress and help you be better at your job! (Part 3 of 4) Healthy Habit 5: Understanding is more Important than being Understood Of all Covey’s seven habits, it is possible that none is more applicable to medical school than number five. In simplistic terms, Read more

Being a health care provider can be stressful. Having healthy habits in place can mitigate stress and help you be better at your job! (Part 2 of 4) Healthy Habit 3: First Things Come First With the many demands that medical school places upon its students, learning how to keep one’s priorities in place is crucial. There will be temptations Read more